One of the words that you hear or read about often in business is the word, leadership. People, including your employees, are not going to follow you just because you say: I want you to do this because I say so. You may be the CEO, president or owner of your business. You may be the […]

This week on my radio show, Talk Business With Howard, broadcasting live at 11 AM/ET Monday – Friday on Blog Talk Radio, the business conversation was about business strategies for sales, profitable growth and success – plus much more. Listen to the radio show replays: Monday, February 18, 2013 5 Minute Business Strategy Do […]

This week on my Blog Talk Radio show, Talk Business With Howard, the business conversation was about employees – looking at it from their point-of-view; as well as the importance of having an employee manual at your company to ensure everyone knows the rules and policies. The 5 Minute Business Strategy also focused on customer […]

As a CEO, president or business owner do you want every day to be a great business day filled with profit and success? If so, here are 5 points to think about as you unlock the door each day to open for business till you turn out the lights at close of business: 1) […]

Over the last several years as a CEO, company president or business owner, you have probably cut every possible expense you can think of. Worked long hours and slept less to keep the business going. You have looked at and implemented every efficiency that’s appropriate to your business. You have reworked job descriptions giving your […]

The New Year always brings about some degree of self-examination and resolution. But while many of us are busy looking for ways to improve ourselves personally, CEOs, company presidents and business owners need to be making the same effort to determine how to improve their business profits and, overall, business success in the coming year. […]

A long time ago, you, the CEO, president or owner of a company, were once an employee. But that was then. It may now be hard to remember exactly what you thought about and how you felt about your boss or others in management that you reported to. The interesting thing about people is that […]

Who showed up for work today at your business? That’s a question you need to ask yourself almost every single day. It’s easy to see or find out if employees show up for work. But what is their state of mind? Did they come to work to be productive or did they just show up […]

Many times for business people the day is so hectic. The responsibility of running a business so great and the to do list so long that we forget about paying attention to what is around us. Sports is always a good example for understanding how to run a business. If a sports team loses a […]

People are inheritantly good. Good can be found in every single person. But just because good can be found in every single person doesn’t mean that they are good employees or good for your business. When hiring an employee, whether you’ve run them through a series of tests to see if they are suited for […]